Posts from June, 2018

According to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, there were over 199,000 calls about pet poisoning in 2017. Many of these were caused by common household items. The top three sources – human prescription medications, over-the-counter medications, and human food products – may seem harmless to you, but they can be life-threatening to pets.

It’s amazing (and somewhat scary) to realize just how many household and yard hazards there are for your cats. Cats are naturally curious, and many of them have the athletic prowess of Olympic athletes, so it’s important to be especially aware of just what those common cat poisons are.

Your friends at Blue Valley Animal Hospital love our cat companions, so we thought it high time that we explore this topic a bit further.

The Cat’s Meow

Many think that cats are finicky eaters and therefore less prone to ingesting a toxic substance. It may surprise you to know that there are several factors that may cause cats to become even more ill than dogs, once exposed to a small amount of a poisonous substance. Here are some of the reasons:Continue…